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Governor of South Carolina, planter, diplomat of the Republic of Texas. Microfilm
of letters between James Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth Heyward and sons, James Randolph,
Thomas Lynch, Henry, and D. H. (Daniel Heyward) Hamilton. Microfilm. Letters describe
business trips, plantation operation, and financial arangements for the sale of slaves.
Letters, 1861-1862, from D. H. Hamilton discuss the need for local troops to protect
towns and homes, describe his regiment's part in several battles, and discuss what
to do with slaves during the war. Letters from Elizabeth's cousins discuss family
news, abolition, blockades, and the intervention of England and France in the Civil
War. Also included are several letters from a Southern sympathizer in New York (State).

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[Identification of item], in the James Hamilton Papers, #2346, Southern Historical
Collection, The Wilson Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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Microfilm. Letters between James Hamilton and his wife Elizabeth Heyward and sons,
James Randolph, Thomas Lynch, Henry, and D. H. (Daniel Heyward) Hamilton. Letters
describe business trips, plantation operation, and financial arangements for the sale
of slaves. Letters, 1861-1862, from D. H. Hamilton discuss the need for local troops
to protect towns and homes, describe his regiment's part in several battles, and discuss
what to do with slaves during the war.

Letters from Elizabeth's cousins discuss family news, abolition, blockades, and the
intervention of England and France in the Civil War. Also included are several letters
from a Southern sympathizer in New York (State).